INPO-BA-Major - International Political Economy, Major
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The following are recent Topics courses (listed as PS 203 or PS 307) that also fulfill the Comparative Politics subfield:
PS 203 Topics Courses
Iran
Asian Political Economy
Authoritarianism and Democracy in North Africa
The Grand Coalition State: Intro to Politics in Germany and the EU
Reading Marx in the Time of COVID-19
US-Russia Relations Since the Cold War
German Politics in the "Superwahljahr"
The Arab Left
Power, Populism and the Pandemic
Defending Democracy: Advanced Strategies and Tactics
Campaigning for Change in the Digital Era (0.5 credits)
Racism, Dispossession and the Global Economy
Politics of Contemporary China (EPG)
Data, Storytelling, and Politics
The Politics of Fear, Insecurity, Resentment, and Nostalgia
Paths to Democracy: Exploring South Africa and Botswana (Abroad)
PS 307 Advanced Topics Courses
Islam and Politics
Political Power and Urban Space
China under Mao
The following are recent Topics courses (listed as PS 203 or PS 307) that also fulfill the International Relations subfield:
PS 203 Topics Courses
The "Other" Strikes Back: Decentering International Relations (Equity and Power Global)
Paradoxes of North East Asia
Security, Insecurity and the Expanse (Creative Process)
Concepts of Global Justice (Equity and Power Global)
Migration and International Relation (Equity and Power Global)
Hypocrisy, Injustice, and the Bomb
Africa in International Relations
Decentering/Unlearning International Relations
PS 307 Advanced Topics Courses
Sovereignty, Secession, and Self Determination (Equity & Power Global)
International Law (Equity & Power Global)
* Students entering CC in AY 2024-25 or later (graduating class of 2028 and beyond) must take PS209 (Introduction to International Relations) as their introductory IR course.
Students who entered CC prior to AY 2024-25 (graduating classes of 2027 and previous) may take either PS209 (Introduction to International Relations) OR PS225/PS340 (Conduct of US Foreign Policy) as their introductory IR course. Please note that the course number for Conduct of US Foreign Policy was PS225 prior to AY 2024-25, and changed to PS340 as of AY 2024-25. Students in this category may choose to take both PS209 and PS225/PS340. In qualifying circumstances where students take both courses, PS209 (Introduction to International Relations) will count as the introductory IR course and PS225/PS340 (Conduct of US Foreign Policy) will count as an upper-level IR elective.
*EC100 OR EC101 AND EC102
To get started with this (and any of our department majors), students will need our gateway courses of Principles of Economics, either as a 2-block course (EC100) or as two separate blocks (EC101 and EC102). Students will also need Calculus (MA125 or MA126).
test | score | credit | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Economics: Microeconomics | 5, 4 | 1 unit | Placement out of EC101 |
Economics: Macroeconomics | 5, 4 | 1 unit | Placement out of EC102 |
*International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level and Advanced Placement (AP) courses with registrar-approved test scores count as the equivalents of Economics 100, 101 and 102. Those scores, and answers to other IB and AP questions on course equivalents, can be found on the registrar's office site. | |||
Other economics courses with prior approval from the chair of the Department of Economics and Business that they qualify as international economics electives from the following classes:
EC211-EC290 (excluding EC275 Introduction to IPE)
EC311-EC390
EC411-EC489
test | score | credit | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Statistics | 5, 4 | 1 unit | Placement out of MA117 |
*International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level and Advanced Placement (AP) courses with registrar-approved test scores count as the equivalents of MA117. Those scores, and answers to other IB and AP questions on course equivalents, can be found on the registrar's office site. | |||
test | score | credit | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Calculus AB | 5, 4, 3 | 1 unit | Credit for MA126 and Placement into MA129 (Calculus 2) |
Calculus BC | 5 | 2 units | Placement into MA201, MA204, MA220, or MA251 |
4, 3 | 1 unit | Credit for MA126 and Placement into MA129 (Calculus 2) | |
*credit is given for either Calculus test, not both *International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level and Advanced Placement (AP) courses with registrar-approved test scores count as the equivalents of Calculus. Those scores, and answers to other IB and AP questions on course equivalents, can be found on the registrar's office site. | |||
While all IPE majors must complete a senior research experience, the course satisfying this requirement may be taken in either in the Political Science Department (as a one-block tutorial or a two-block thesis) or in the Economics Department (as a one-block tutorial or a two-block thesis). Supervising faculty in the two departments will seek to accommodate the interests and needs of IPE majors. Students must follow the guidelines of the respective department in registering for the Capstone Research Experience. One of the following:
Tutorial in International Political Economy (PS470) or, with consent of Political Science Department, students may satisfy this requirement through a Tutorial in International Relations (PS410) or a Tutorial in Comparative Politics (PS412); | 1 Unit |
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Seminar in International Political Economy (EC470), supervised by Economics and Business Department faculty; | 1 UNIT |
Political Science Thesis (PS450), with prerequisites of a high GPA and approval by the Political Science Department; | 2 UNITS |
Economics Thesis in International Political Economy (EC498), with prerequisites of EC347 or EC377 or an approved international economics elective and approval by the Economics and Business Department Chair. | 2 UNITS |
Whatever the choice of research experience, students must present their projects to their peers and discuss the research of fellow majors.
Distinction in International Political Economy may be awarded to students whose GPAs within the major put them in the upper 20 percent and who have also completed and received a grade of A in their Capstone Research Experience. Faculty in both departments must approve the award of distinction to students who meet these qualifications.
Advisers for the International Political Economy Major:
Professor John Gould - Political science (x6589) | professor corina mcKendry - political science (x6788) | professor kristina acri - economics (x6445) |
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If you are interested in using a course taken while studying off-campus for the IPE requirements, you should:
Declare your major and consult an IPE advisor, if you have not already done so. The Economics Department won’t approve courses taken off-campus towards the major or minor if you are not declared yet, so declaring is the first step.
Talk to your departmental advisor about courses in the intended off-campus study program that might satisfy the requirements for the major. The Economics Department accepts some relevant coursework from accredited institutions of higher education in lieu of courses completed at CC within the major done during a Study Abroad or Study Away experience. Students are required to ask for course approval before they enroll, so that we may devote faculty time to verifying and documenting each case. Students may request pre-approval on Summit for planned coursework on a Study Abroad or Study Away program to count towards IPE requirements using the Course Approval Form on the required application for Off-Campus Study.
While students can and should come up with a few options for courses to take while off-campus, please note that IPE majors who study abroad can earn no more than four courses on the Economics side of the major, and one course on the Political Science side.
If the courses you are submitting for review for the IPE major is an Economics course, be aware that these are generally approved as an upper-division Econ elective. As such, Econ courses taken off-campus for the IPE major must generally have Macroeconomics and Microeconomics as a prerequisite.
Please note, you are REQUIRED to upload a syllabus to your course approval requests in Summit for courses for the IPE major (a course description alone is not sufficient).
*For courses to count as 300-level EC electives, they must generally have Macroeconomic Theory (EC302) and/or Microeconomic Theory (EC301) as prerequisites. Courses with Principles of Economics (EC100) as the only prerequisites are almost always approved as 200-level Economics electives. The Department does not give credit for online learning experiences or internships, and we do not give credit for EC301, and EC302 taken elsewhere during a Study Abroad or Study Away experience. We limit the total number of economics and business courses taken during a Study Abroad or Study Away experience which count toward the major to four.
For a list of approved programs of potential interest to IPE students, see the Advising Guides page, and the program guides to both Political Science and Economics & Business.